glabella

[ gluh-bel-uh ]

/ gləˈbɛl ə /

noun, plural gla·bel·lae [gluh-bel-ee]. /gləˈbɛl i/. Anatomy.

the flat area of bone between the eyebrows, used as a craniometric point.

Origin of glabella

First recorded in 1820–25; from New Latin, either feminine singular or neuter plural of Latin glabellus “smooth, hairless,” equivalent to glaber “without hair, smooth” + -lus, -la, -lum diminutive adjective and noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM glabella

gla·bel·lar, adjective

Words nearby glabella

Gjuki, Gjukung, Gk, Gl, GLA, glabella, glabellum, Glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous

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Example sentences from the Web for glabella

Some of the men are tattooed with a blue dot on the glabella, or vertical mid-frontal line.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
It is like the protaspis of Olenellus in having large eyes on the dorsal surface and a narrow brim in front of the glabella.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
Although the two common species of Woodsia were near at hand, Woodsia glabella was still eluding my search.
How to Know the Ferns|Frances Theodora Parsons
The glabella is about one third the total width, nearly parallel-sided, somewhat pointed at the front.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

An oval, cream-coloured spot with red centre, an inch in greatest length, over the glabella.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for glabella

glabella

/ (ɡləˈbɛlə) /

noun plural -lae (-liː)

anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry

Derived forms of glabella

glabellar, adjective

Word Origin for glabella

C19: New Latin, from Latin glabellus smooth, from glaber bald, smooth

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for glabella

glabella

[ glə-bĕl′ə ]

n. pl. gla•bel•lae (-bĕl′ē)

The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose.

The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges.mesophryon

单词	glabella
释义	glabella [ gluh-bel-uh ] / gləˈbɛl ə / noun, plural gla·bel·lae [gluh-bel-ee]. /gləˈbɛl i/. Anatomy. the flat area of bone between the eyebrows, used as a craniometric point. Origin of glabella First recorded in 1820–25; from New Latin, either feminine singular or neuter plural of Latin glabellus “smooth, hairless,” equivalent to glaber “without hair, smooth” + -lus, -la, -lum diminutive adjective and noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM glabella gla·bel·lar, adjective Words nearby glabella Gjuki, Gjukung, Gk, Gl, GLA, glabella, glabellum, Glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glabella Some of the men are tattooed with a blue dot on the glabella, or vertical mid-frontal line. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston It is like the protaspis of Olenellus in having large eyes on the dorsal surface and a narrow brim in front of the glabella. The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites\|Percy Edward Raymond Although the two common species of Woodsia were near at hand, Woodsia glabella was still eluding my search. How to Know the Ferns\|Frances Theodora Parsons The glabella is about one third the total width, nearly parallel-sided, somewhat pointed at the front. The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites\|Percy Edward Raymond An oval, cream-coloured spot with red centre, an inch in greatest length, over the glabella. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for glabella glabella / (ɡləˈbɛlə) / noun plural -lae (-liː) anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry Derived forms of glabella glabellar, adjective Word Origin for glabella C19: New Latin, from Latin glabellus smooth, from glaber bald, smooth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for glabella glabella [ glə-bĕl′ə ] n. pl. gla•bel•lae (-bĕl′ē) The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose. The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges.mesophryon The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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